University Students Grateful To Authorities For Getting Them Safely Back Home With Family
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University students that arrived in Penang on the early morning of 28 April were happy, relieved, and grateful to be allowed to return home after being stranded on campus upon the implementation of the movement control order (MCO).
They expressed gratitude to all the parties involved with getting them home, especially the government, the Ministry of Higher Education, the Royal Malaysia Police and the Fire and Rescue Department.
Speaking to Bernama, Mohd Alif Fitri Mohd Sultan, 21, who is a student at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) said that he was relieved and happy when the bus he was on arrived at the Timur Laut District Police Headquarters (IPD), and thankful to finally be reunited with his family.
Alhamdulillah, we have arrived safely, there are no words to describe how happy and relieved we are at being able to go home after more than a month in the university college.
Mohd Alif Fitri Mohd Sultan via Bernama
Meanwhile, Ibrahim Abdullah Md Harashid, 22, who studies at Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia shared that he had been waiting a long time to finally come home. It has been three months since he last saw his family and he is happy to be able to fast and spend Hari Raya Aidilfitri with them.
The bus ferrying students from Kuala Lumpur back to Penang was accompanied by the Bukit Aman Crime Prevention and Community Safety Department director Datuk Zainal Abidin Kasim, who announced that the journey was smooth and all the students are now safely with their families.
We (police) will speed up and improve as the process of bringing back the students will be until May 10. We expect there will more students on April 29.
Datuk Zainal Abidin Kasim via Bernama
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